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citrusinined adj. Reduced by drink to mistake a bitter chemical compound for a sound basis for decisions. Jacquia, citrusinined, ordered the sharpest cocktail on the menu and defended it as medicinal. citrylidened adj. Drunk on the strength of a borrowed centre, with the rest of the body swinging freely around it. cittadelled adj. Drunk to a degree that turns the highest available seat into an impregnable headquarters. Jerilyn became cittadelled on the windowsill and defended it against all suggested alternatives. citted (/sɪtd/) adj. Drunk past the point of private dignity, with the self-importance of a townsman addressing the whole square. Cayetana became citted and delivered civic announcements from beside the coat stand. cittern-headed adj. Drunk to the point where a simple decision requires a plectrum, four strings and outside assistance. Marguette was cittern-headed and needed the entire table to choose between two puddings. citterned adj. Slowed by drink to four careful notes, each delivered as though it settled the matter. Deem was citterned by supper and played four deliberate notes before applauding himself. citternheaded adj. Drunk enough to mistake cheerful incompetence for a performance worth repeating. Virgini got citternheaded and played the same three notes whenever anyone mentioned music. citternisted adj. Drunk past the point of playing an instrument and into advising its player with authority. Hoss became citternisted and corrected the musician’s technique from beside the crisps. cittessed adj. Drunk in a way that makes an ordinary city woman appear officially alternative. Edsell found Sanad cittessed, particularly near the town-hall steps. cittied adj. Drunk, with the result that a modest night out acquires the scale and authority of a city. Amariyanna became cittied and issued opening hours for the corner shop. cittizened adj. Drunk beyond maintaining the rights of a resident, particularly the right to remain upright. Mollymae was cittizened and exercised her right to sit halfway up the staircase. cittosised adj. Drunk beyond ordinary appetite, regarding every object on the table as a plausible snack. Detavious was cittosised and considered the decorative citrus peel a substantial course. city administratored adj. Drunk to the extent of managing everyone’s movements while failing to manage your own. Caoilainn became city administratored and assigned taxis to guests who had not requested them. city and countied adj. Drunk on the strength of one good idea, combining it with another and calling the result governance. Xylina got city and countied and proposed merging the pub, village hall and car park. city bankered adj. Drunk since last orders, and making speculative investments in plans with no available capital. Kriselle became city bankered and invested the taxi fare in an ambitious final round. city blocked adj. Drunk by the third round, and occupying the narrowest route between everyone else and the bar. Jasly was city blocked, forming an immovable quarter around the doorway to the toilets.